Two weeks have passed since anyone has heard from Calgary finance executive Michael Gardner. And with tips turning up empty, the 54-year-old’s family is becoming increasingly concerned.

“He could be in a ditch somewhere and they haven’t found him yet,” Dominique Gregoire, Gardner’s relative, said on Tuesday.

Gardner called his parents on Oct. 29, and also left a voice message for a friend that same day, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. It was the last time anyone had heard from him, Gregoire said, adding his phone goes straight to voicemail.

This disappearance is out of character for Gardner, described by loved ones as a guy who likes to socialize and spend time with family and friends.

Police believe Gardner was heading west out of Calgary on Highway 1 in his dark grey 2006 Volvo XC70 with Alberta plate EUA383.

He is described as Caucasian, six foot one, about 210 pounds, with a shaved head and brown eyes.

Police say there’s nothing to indicate that foul play is involved.

Gardner is the managing director and principal at the Calgary office of Corporate Finance Associates, a mergers, acquisitions and capital resources investment banking firm. He has worked in the finance industry for 25 years and has extensive experience in the energy sector as well.

Gregoire said she’s scoured Gardner’s favourite mountain spots and put out calls to places as far away as Fernie and Tofino, where Gardner also liked to hang out. Police in the west have been made aware of Gardner’s disappearance, she said.

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